Neckwear



Oct. 9, 1928.

E. P. PARSONS NE C KWEAR Filed April 12, 1926 3]" us n for, Ernefif FPazzsons Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

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ERNEST P. PARSONS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO; M. BALDW'ZN ADMINISTRATOR OF SAIID PANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

ERNEST P. PARSONS, nncnnsnn, ASSIGNOR TO THE PARSONS & EAR-sons cerviivnoxwnlin.

. Application-filedApril 12, 1926. Serial No. 101,275.

My invention pertains to neckwear, and more particularly to collars made of cellu loid or a composition of matter which may pearance under extremes of temperature The material is flexible but not as flexible as a woven fabric, and it cannot be folded abruptly in its cold finished state withoutmarring or cracking the surface. My present object, therefore, is to construct a collar of such materials in a particular way so as to enhance its life under stress and use, and also to enable a person to button and unbutton the collar with facility and without undue wear or tear at the buttonh0le tabs and their points of union with the body of the collar. A further object is embodied in the specific arrangement for locking the tabs in proper alignment and position on the collar band.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a collar embodying my invention; Fig. 2, an enlarged cross-section on line 22 of Fig. 3, showing the locking connections for the tab; Fig. 3, an enlarged view of the inner side of one tab end of the collar; Fig. 4, a horizontal section of saidtab on line 4.l of Fig. 8; and Figs. 5 and 6, are detail views of the collar and tab, separated. Figs. 7 and 8, are side and edge views, respectively, or the flexible locking and aligning piece for the tab. 7

The collar shown in the foregoing views comprises a band 2 and an outer fold 3 or" the same length, the edge extremities 4 being substantially parallel althoughnot necessarily parallel. As a rule, the outer fold :3 is wider than band 2, especially at the points or meeting ends on the collar, the shape or which may be modified or changed, as desired.

Band 2 is provided with a pair of slots 5 at or near each extremity or end edge 4;. Slots 5 extend lengthwise of the collar, as shown. They are parallel with the upper fold line 6, and these slots are relatively short and narrow and serve to permit separate tabs 7 having button-holes 8, to be attached to band 2 in a definite fixed position at the opposite ends of the collar. Tabs 7 extend a substanterial, preferably the same celluloid ti'al. distance, beyond edge 4 and provide treely flexible extensions tor the band when I may be placed in register with slots 5 when the tab is inserted between band 2 and fold 3 of the collar. A locking strip 9 is then inserted through one pair of registering slots ing slots, and the extremities of the locking strip are then bent back fiat-wise upon band 2 it the locking Strip was first inserted from that side; or it may be first inserted from the other or inner side of the band, and be in a reversed position than as shown in Fig. 2. The locking strips fit'the slots snugly, and

by using two or more parallel slots the tab and thence out of the otherpair 0t register willbe locked quite firmly in a definitely aligned fixedposition upon the band. In practice, the meeting faces of the locking strips and the band and tab are cemented together, thus securing the tab more permanently in place upon the band. The locking strips 9 in themselves resist end strains and pull, and of course also prevent the separation of the tab from the band in a lateral di"! rection, but where a permanent union is desired I find it desirable to cement the strips in place, especially the ends of the tab'above and below the slots through which the strip pro1ects. V

hat I claim is:

. 1. A collar or celluloid or similar material having a slotted neck band, button-hole tabs having slotsadapted to register into the slots in the band, said tabs being cemented to said band and extending beyond the end edges parts extending through both sets of said slots, said band and tabs and locking pieces being cemented together.

3. A collar of celluloid or equivalent material, having a neck band provided with parallel slots extending lengthwise thereof, but

1 ton-hole tabs cemented to said band having parallel slots placed in register With the band slots, and narrow flexible locking strips for said tabs having their opposite ends eX- i 7 strips being cemented at their ends to one of the overlapping parts.

5. A collar made of celluloid material, comprising a neck band having a pair of slots in each end portlon, separate button-hole tabs having slots adapted to register with the slots in the band, and locking strips adaptedto extend through said slots to secure the tabs to the band, said tabs being partly cemented to the band and the locking strips being cemented toone of said parts.

6. A collar made of celluloid or similar-material, having a divided. neck band provided with a pair of parallel slots in each end,

separate tabs having button-holes and parallel slots flat locking strips of flexible material extending through said slots to secure the tabs to the band, each tab being cemented to the band and each strip being cemented to both the band and tab.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

ERNEST PARSONS. 

